Five Blues players are injured and the season hasn’t even started yet. Robby Fabbri’s big return will need to wait another season. Alexander Steen, Patrik Berglund, Zach Sanford, and Jay Bouwmeester are the other impaired. Holes need to be filled, so here are our projected lineups.

Photo: Jerome Miron/USA TODAY Sports​​The Blues are looking for three wingers, a centerman, and a defenseman. Who’s coming up?Below are Blues Buzz’s roster predictions for the Oct. 4th season opener vs. Pittsburgh.

Peyton Myrick (peytonmyrick_)

Tage Thompson- The exciting nineteen-year-old righty deserves his chance. Tage brings the size (standing at 6-foot-5), the physicality, and the skill set that earns him a spot on my projected roster.

​Klim Kostin- This is a bit of a reach, but Kostin has been playing like he wants the roster spot. He weighs in at 196 pounds as an 18-year-old, and has great puck control. Kostin also looked great in Traverse City.

Instead of talking about which prospects will make the roster, I want to bring up the possibility of moving Brayden Schenn to the wing and putting Ivan Barbashev at second-line center. I know, I know; we got Schenn because we needed a center.

But now, with all of these injuries, the Blues need players in general.

Tage Thompson- Tage has experience in the AHL already, which I think gives him the edge over Kostin. Tage’s strong showing at Traverse City and his ability to play center solidify this pick for me.

Samuel Blais- Blais was given opportunities to play with the best, and he has taken full advantage. Blais has AHL experience and is significantly younger than Wade Megan which makes him my second pick to crack the roster.

Wade Megan- Oskar Sundqvist has been painful to watch during the preseason. Beau Bennett was recently waived for not producing like the young guys. Megan has not only produced, but impressed. I think it is very possible the Blues waive Sundqvist and have Megan begin the year as an extra.